Stepped Care Model

Understanding the Stepped Care Model

WHAT IS THE STEPPED CARE MODEL?

The Stepped Care Model has been developed in response to identified need across Melbourne, based on national, state and local population data.

The model groups areas of common mental health needs, ranging from low intensity short term issues to complex and enduring mental health illness and matches people to the most suitable services and interventions in which they best respond to.

One of the key focuses of the new model is to improve access and health outcomes for traditionally under-serviced groups including children, CALD and migrant communities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people at risk of suicide and other hard to reach groups.

Anyone can refer to the Mental Health Stepped Care service, including medical practitioners, self-referral, schools and social services.

Mental Health Stepped Care Model Principals

Person centred to ensure equitable care, cultural safety, choice and control and positive service experience for consumers and cares

Effective to ensure improvements in mental health and wellbeing and reductions in regional rates of suicide and self-harm

Flexible to ensure people get the right care in the right place at the right time

Efficient to ensure care is available equitably across the region and resources are used efficiently

Timely to provide people with early intervention and reduce demand for high-cost emergency services

Coordinated with other health services to support improved cultural, physical and social responsible and better health outcomes.

Mentis Assist acknowledges that we provide our services on the land of the Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin nation. The Boon Wurrung are the traditional owners and caretakers of these lands and we pay our respect to them.